In “Thrown from the Ride”, with Ali now back in Rosewood, she attempts to regain the role of leader of the group, but she finds her four friends are not as willing to blindly follow her every whim as they once were. Besides feeling the pressure from Alison, Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), Hanna (Ashley Benson) and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) are also feeling under the microscope at school with the high school focusing their attention on the Liars.

Meanwhile, Aria’s depression continues to spiral, and she looks for comfort from an unlikely source.